Construction of metal cars and flanged bar therefor.



R. V. SAGE.

CONSTRUCTION OF vMETAL GARS AND PLANGBD BAR THEREFOR. APPLICATION HLBD'JAN. 21, 1907.

IN VEN TOR.

'y UNITED sTATnsPATnNT oFF-gioia; f

RALPH v. SAGE, or THE BOROUGH oii WESTMONT, PENNSYLVANIA. l CONSTRUCTION oF METAL oA s ANDFLANGED :BAR THEREFOR.

No. 907,411. 'specification of Letters Patent. Patented nec. 22,' isos.

Application filed January 2 1, 1907. serial No. 353,217.

To all whori'ri'itmay concern." l .I smooth finish against the side of the car,

Be it known that I, RALPH V. SAGE, a l avoiding rentrant angles, and it also p-ro lcgitizen f tfegnited States, residing in thg il vides t longer, apd thus more subantial orouo'h o iestmont in the county o ,straig t bearing or the interior su ace o Cambfia and State of Ieiinsylvania, have l said leg against the plate to which it is at- 55 invented certain new and useful linprovel tached, all as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 pilents in Construction of Metal Cars and l of the drawings. l l f 7 aneed Bars Therefor; and I do herebyl In order to complete tie ilustration o declazie the following to be a full, clear, and my invention, I have shown car'stake's 5 in 10 exact description of the invention, such as connection with the car-sides, which stakes 60 will enable others skilled in the art to which I are fitted within and against thelowir sur it appertains tomake and use the saine.. faces of my special'top guard ancr e. Wis

'Referring to the illustration of my inven l it understood however, that mybspecial to tion as shown on the sheet of drawings. 0ruard angle can be used in connection Wit forming part hereof and in which-like oharaciiny formif car stake such as those composed 65 ters of reference designate like parts of angles T-bars pressed plates corruv'atec Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of va bars or even wooden stakes or other forians, if

.. gondola car showing a construction embodydesired. 6 is the bottom flange angle of the ingtiny invglntiilin. Ilig ig vericalFcros cpriside; attlached the rides l afnd th? 0 secionon ie ine o ig. i saes ass own' .is'angein e orino 7 is a vertical cross section on the line III-III 'construction illustrated, acts as the lower ofFig. 4. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional cliordof thegirder,whereas myspecialformof plan onthe line IV-IV' of Fig. 2, looking topguard angle acts also as the-uiper chord upward in the direction of the arrows. l in a dition to -its otherfunctions. n connec- In the drawings 1 designates the car side tion with my construction however, other 75 preferably formed of metal plates; 2 is my i forms of lower stifiening or chord members improved flanged bar or top guardangle of maybe used suoli as channels, Z-bars, pressed special form, which strengthens said sides plates or other shapes, instead of ordinary when considered or acting 4 as girders to angles as designated by '6 in the drawings.

carry the load of the car and its lading; and Although I have shown my invention in a 80 3 is the bulb or reinforced edge of said aigle 'particularform as applied to a gondola car, for tlgile purpose otstreplgliening nrllsttinilitl do not tlimiti;l myslftto the exaft details pf ing ie same. -wi e no e 1a e ie cons ruc ion, u may app same o bulb 3 is of substantiall` trian ular cross other cars as hei'einbefore state and may V section with rounded corners and as viewed modify the same or use equivalents thereof 85 in section, its interior surface is inclined 'within the scope of my invention as pointed approximately 45 degrees lto the lines of l out inthe claims. A the legs, although this angle may be more or Having thus described my invention, what less, as desired. 'l I claim and desire tol secure by Letters Pat- 40 4 is the plain leg of my specialtop' guard yent is:

angle, which, however, diflers from the leg 1. The combination with agirder car-side of an ordinary structural angle in thatthe and the vertical stakes thereof, of an up er rounded edge technically termed the roundf chord member consisting 'of a flanged' gar ingf as indicated at 7, is on the exterior of serving also as'a top guard angle, one leg of the edge as shown, whereas the ordinary which is secured to the inner side of the up- 95 structural angle has this rounding on the per edge -of saidcar-side and to said stakes, interior projecting corner of its leg,.as is and having an outwardly rojectin leg prowell known. The advantages of having vided with an integral buffi or thic rening Iof the rounding on the exterior' edge of the I substantially triangular cross sectiony with Ovplain leg are that it thus forms a neat and l rounded corners on the exterioredge thereof.

2. The combination with a girder car-side stantially triangular cross section with and the vertical stakes thereof, of an upper rounded corners,on the exterior edge thereof. 1o

chord member consisting of a flanged bar, In testimony whereof, I hereto a'fx my one leg of which has an exterior rounding signature in the presence of two witnesses.

5 and is secured to the inner side of the upper RALPH- V. SAGE.

edge of said car-side and to said stakes, and lllitnesses: l having an outwardly projecting leg provided T. H. KYLER,

with an integral bulb or thickening of subl ELMER SEAVEY. 

